Product Engineering Technologist

Product Engineering Technologist

Unimotor, 33 Gaylord Rd, St Thomas, Ontario, Canada

Established in 1919 and traded on the NYSE, Standard Motor Products, Inc., (SMP) is a leading independent manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of replacement parts for motor vehicles in the automotive aftermarket industry, with a complementary focus on heavy duty, industrial equipment and original equipment markets.

We are organized into two operating segments. Each segment focuses on providing our customers with full-line coverage of its products, and a full suite of complementary services that are tailored to our customers' business needs and driving end-user demand for our products. Our Engine Management Segment manufactures and distributes a full line of critical components for the ignition, electrical, emissions, fuel and safety-related systems of motor vehicles. Our Temperature Control Segment manufactures and distributes a full line of critical components for the temperature control (air conditioning and heating) systems, engine cooling systems, power window accessories and windshield washer systems of motor vehicles.

We sell our products primarily to automotive aftermarket retailers, program distribution groups, warehouse distributors, original equipment manufacturers and original equipment service part operations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, Mexico and other Latin American countries.

We employ approximately 4,300 people in North America, Europe and Asia.

Unimotor is part of the Temperature Control Division of Standard Motor Products Ltd (SMP). Based in St Thomas, Ontario, Canada, Unimotor specializes in the manufacture of high quality blower motors, cooling fan motors, and condenser fan motors for the original equipment and original equipment service channels, the traditional as well as non-traditional markets including marine, RV, military, and heavy equipment.

Job Description:

The employee reports directly to the Engineering Supervisor.

The following activities are to be performed in this Job Description/Classification:

• Produce drawings on Solidworks 2021 or newer
• Responsible for deviations and engineering change requests
• Design, draft and dimension Unimotor replacement motors
• Design, draft and dimension motor components
• Review drawings of peers as required
• Create bill of materials for costing and production in JDE
• Create routings for new products in JDE
• Responsible for build and coordination of customer sample requests
• Interact with other departments within Unimotor and outside vendors
• Application engineering for new products in existing product families
• Perform tear down analysis on returns and test samples
• Creation of test reports for new developments
• Research new technologies as assigned
• Engineering support to Canadian and Mexican production operations
• Other activities related to the job

Core Competencies:

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated Product Engineering experience relevant to the position
• Capable of successfully interacting with both internal and external customers
• Minimum technologist diploma from an accredited college
• Willing and capable to travel
• Fluency in Spanish (both verbal and written) preferred.

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Profit sharing
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision care

Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities will be provided upon request during the recruitment, assessment, selection and placement process.

Standard Motor Products is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Other details

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $29.85 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Profit sharing
• Tuition reimbursement

Ability to commute/relocate:

• St. Thomas, ON N5P 3R9: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person